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Creeping Barberry
Mahonia repens
Creeping Barberry · Oregon Barberry · Oregon Grape-Holly · Oregon Grape · Creeping barberry · Oregon barberry · Oregon grape · Oregon grape-holly · Oregon-grape · Trunkee barberry · barberry · creeping Oregon Grape · creeping Oregon-grape · creeping barberry · creeping mahonia · holly grape · kriechende Mahonie · krypmahonia · kúszó mahónia · mahonia rampant · trailing mahonia · épine-vinette rampante
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, CA, HU
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Fever, Kidney, Tonic, Intoxicant
Science studied: 5'-METHOXYHYDNOCARPIN, OXYACANTHINE, BERBERINE, CHLOROGENIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Berberidaceae
Scientific name: Mahonia repens
Common names: Creeping Barberry, Oregon Barberry, Oregon Grape-Holly, Oregon Grape, Creeping barberry, Oregon barberry, Oregon grape, Oregon grape-holly, Oregon-grape, Trunkee barberry, barberry, creeping Oregon Grape, creeping Oregon-grape, creeping barberry, creeping mahonia, holly grape, kriechende Mahonie, krypmahonia, kúszó mahónia, mahonia rampant, trailing mahonia, épine-vinette rampante
History
The source record documents this plant in US, CA, HU.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Fever
- Kidney
- Tonic
- Intoxicant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
- CA
- HU
Documented cultural uses
- Fever
- Kidney
- Tonic
- Intoxicant
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 5'-METHOXYHYDNOCARPIN
- OXYACANTHINE
- BERBERINE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- COLUMBAMINE
- (+)-CORYDINE
- (+)-ISOCORYDINE
- (+)-GLAUCINE
- JATRORRHIZINE
- MAGNOFLORINE
- OBABERINE
- OBAMEGINE
- PALMATINE
- SUCROSE
- SYRINGARESINOL
- THALIPORPHINE
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- THALRUGOSINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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